American made: Biotech firm, fed up with foreign foes, launches manufacturing incubator

SynDaver wades into the trade war against China with a new space for startups. The seemingly counterintuitive timing could be just right.


  • By Brian Hartz
  • | 6:00 a.m. August 7, 2020
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Courtesy. Tampa biotech firm SynDaver is launching a 50,000-square-foot manufacturing incubator at its headquarters.
Courtesy. Tampa biotech firm SynDaver is launching a 50,000-square-foot manufacturing incubator at its headquarters.
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Tampa biotech SynDaver made a name for itself as a pioneer in manufacturing synthetic but extremely lifelike human and animal bodies, including dogs and pigs, used in medical and veterinary schools. Last year, it expanded into the secondary school market, introducing SynFrog, an artificial frog that can be dissected in biology classes but then reused, saving school districts money and putting squeamish students at ease. 

 

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